Recorded 1975–2015 Boys' name Peak 2008 32 births

Haran — boys' name

32 babies named Haran in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52000s122010s10
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Haran was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Haran in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haran

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Haran between 1975 and 2015, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haran performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Haran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Haran at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

32

Since 1975

41 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1975

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2015

Haran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1975

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520122008200219931975 5

Haran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 38% of Haran's all-time total
1970s51990s52000s122010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haran?
32 babies have been named Haran since 1975. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Haran most popular?
Haran was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Haran been used?
Haran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 41 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Haran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.